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Sheriff’s Report | April 7 – 13, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 21-002841 Welfare Check 17:59:47 04/07/21 An Orcas Island Deputy was dispatched to a welfare check. An informational report was taken. THURSDAY, APRIL 8 21-002865
WSF staffing challenges cause change to upcoming service plans
They also want you to know they are taking applications ||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Change to upcoming service plans Because of crewing challenges, we made the difficult decision to delay
Inslee issues proclamation expanding Family Emergency Assistance Program
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued a proclamation allowing for the expansion of the Family Emergency Assistance Program (FEAP) to assist families both with and without children. This proclamation
Letter to Editor | YES vote for school levy is an investment in our kids, community
||| FROM RICK HUGHES and MARLACE HUGHES ||| Fellow islanders, my name is Rick Hughes, my wife Marlace, and I operate Ray’s General Store and Pharmacy and Con’s Pit Stop. As business operators, and former
Inslee signs bill to place Billy Frank statue in National Statuary Hall
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee signed HB 1372 today, which will place a statue of tribal leader Billy Frank Jr. in the National Statuary Hall. Inslee was joined by
Inslee signs commutations following Blake decision on drug possession charges
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee has signed commutations for 13 individuals convicted of drug possession charges under a law that was recently struck down by the Washington State Supreme
Add amateur radio to your disaster preparedness toolkit
||| FROM GREG HANCOCK for SJC AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY ||| Has COVID got you thinking about what you can do to prepare for future emergencies and disasters, like the inevitable Cascadia Subduction Zone mega-quake? We
Guest Opinion | Tax games corporations play
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Washington – Okay, let’s talk turkey about taxes and their implication for U.S. economic growth and inequality. But let’s get real. Let’s get beyond the political
Plan on attending this Ranked Choice voting presentation on Wednesday
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| You are invited to attend the SJC Charter Review Commission (CRC) meeting this Wednesday, April 14, from 4-6 pm on Zoom. Here's the info to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85271643269 Meeting
Responding paramedic, enroute to another call, comes across fatality accident
||| FROM SHERIFF KREBS for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| On Monday April 12 at 2:30 a.m. an Orcas Fire and EMS Paramedic, while enroute to another call, came upon a motorcycle accident at
Occupants rescued from plane in water off Blakely Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| On Sunday, April 11 at 4:38pm a 911 transfer from Skagit County came into the Sheriff’s Office of a possible plane in the water off the
Inslee’s week included a tour with Second Gentleman Emhoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee tours FEMA vaccination site in Yakima with Second Gentleman Emhoff Gov. Jay Inslee visited Yakima Tuesday and joined Second Gentleman of the United States Doug
Sheriff’s Report | March 31 – April 6, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 21-002633 Animal Noise 11:03:20 03/31/21 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a noise complaint in Eastsound. An investigation was conducted and a report was
Rep. Lekanoff’s Friday update highlights honoring of Billy Frank Jr.
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! A worthy honor for Billy Frank Jr. I am very excited to share that on April 14, Governor Inslee is scheduled to sign House Bill 1372, my bill to
Inslee signs bill restoring voting rights to Washingtonians with felonies upon release from prison
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill restoring the right to vote for Washingtonians convicted of felonies automatically upon their release from incarceration. Under House Bill
Inslee issues updated order on archaeological and cultural resources
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued Executive Order 21-02 regarding the preservation of archaeological and cultural resources to streamline and clarify procedures. The updated executive order emphasizes the importance of cultural resources
